Cool & Creepy: embroidery on top of a photo transferred onto material by Louise Jones, sparklymouse

‘Letters from the Workhouse’ by Lorina Bulwer, a 63 year old inmate of the female lunatic ward of Great Yarmouth Workhouse. She was an educated middle-class Englishwoman Embroidery, 12 ft long. also check out the art room plant. via The Breckland View

Who knew that a bunch of maps, and a box full of pins could be this fantastic? Well, American artist Shannon Rankin I suppose. I am in complete awe of her creativity and beautiful attention to detail … and I bet she never, ever gets lost.